| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Swertia crassiuscula Gilg |
| Synonyms | Swertia duemmeriana T.C.E.Fr. |
| Swertia granvikii T.C.E.Fr. | |
| Swertia sattimae T.C.E.Fr. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves spathulate to obovate, long petiolate, blade 2-5cm long, shiny bright green, flowers to 25mm, pentamerous, crateriform, in short, racemose cluster |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue, white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
crassiuscula leucantha (T.C.E.Fr.) Sileshi, Kew Bull. 53(2): 425 (1998)
crassiuscula robusta Sileshi, ibid.
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